Comments on: Online Journalism India: Moblogging is citizen journalism in India http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/ Online journalism news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:28:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: An Overview of Citizen Journalism in India | Gauravonomics Blog http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-8946 An Overview of Citizen Journalism in India | Gauravonomics Blog Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:57:36 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/#comment-8946 [...] should also see this great series on citizen journalism in India by Pramit Singh: 1, 2, 3, 4. When I have some time, I’ll update this post to include some of the interesting [...] [...] should also see this great series on citizen journalism in India by Pramit Singh: 1, 2, 3, 4. When I have some time, I’ll update this post to include some of the interesting [...]

]]> By: Giridhar http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Giridhar Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:35:03 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/#comment-102 You are correct. Mobile has really empowered citizen journalism in a big way particularly in Orissa where I live. Odisha.com which uses smsgupshup platform breaks almost every news related to Orissa from across the world and news from remote corner of the state that no body covers. It appears it has now 50,000 subscribers. That shows its popularity. Some time it sends alert within a second after some thing happens in a remote area. The portal says people sends sms news and inform about the happening around them. The portal say it empowers people and only cross check the information through its own chain of network that it has all over. It is real citizen journalism. I was traveling in Kalahandi and came across an accident in which two persons died. Just five minutes after I received Odisha.com breaking news alert about the same incident. It was simply great. The alert informs officials, people even before they know about happenings. After getting the alert they rush to the spot. There are many examples in Orissa how Odisha.com breaking news alert helped avoid riots, stop crime, nab culprits and prevention of spread of diseases such as bird flu and diarehhoea We are thankful Odisha.com for this unique initiative that we believe deserves appreciation and honour. You are correct. Mobile has really empowered citizen journalism in a big way particularly in Orissa where I live.

Odisha.com which uses smsgupshup platform breaks almost every news related to Orissa from across the world and news from remote corner of the state that no body covers.

It appears it has now 50,000 subscribers. That shows its popularity.

Some time it sends alert within a second after some thing happens in a remote area. The portal says people sends sms news and inform about the happening around them.

The portal say it empowers people and only cross check the information through its own chain of network that it has all over.

It is real citizen journalism. I was traveling in Kalahandi and came across an accident in which two persons died. Just five minutes after I received Odisha.com breaking news alert about the same incident. It was simply great.

The alert informs officials, people even before they know about happenings. After getting the alert they rush to the spot.

There are many examples in Orissa how Odisha.com breaking news alert helped avoid riots, stop crime, nab culprits and prevention of spread of diseases such as bird flu and diarehhoea

We are thankful Odisha.com for this unique initiative that we believe deserves appreciation and honour.

]]> By: Jason Haber http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Jason Haber Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:57:26 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/#comment-99 great to see citizen journalism growing in India. I run a company called iConflict.com that allows citizen journalists to upload news, video and images to our homepage - which is dedicated to covering international conflicts and crises. The site is going to launch in 2 weeks. Let me know if you have any questions on it. you can view our blog now at blog.iconflict.com. great to see citizen journalism growing in India. I run a company called iConflict.com that allows citizen journalists to upload news, video and images to our homepage – which is dedicated to covering international conflicts and crises. The site is going to launch in 2 weeks. Let me know if you have any questions on it. you can view our blog now at blog.iconflict.com.

]]> By: Pramit Singh http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Pramit Singh Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:49:40 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/#comment-101 Yes, you are right. If you are interested to read my three part series on the State Of Citizen Journalism in India, please follow this link. http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/2008/02/state-of-citizen-journalism-in-india_9328.html Yes, you are right. If you are interested to read my three part series on the State Of Citizen Journalism in India, please follow this link.

http://mediavidea.blogspot.com/2008/02/state-of-citizen-journalism-in-india_9328.html

]]> By: Sudarshan http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Sudarshan Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:21:40 +0000 http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/editors/2008/02/27/online-journalism-india-moblogging-is-citizen-journalism-in-india/#comment-100 While it is good to learn that Mobile is big in India, other platforms cannot be ruled out. While it is good to learn that Mobile is big in India, other platforms cannot be ruled out.

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